Family-friendly bike events are now popping up around the country. Beyond the big ride at some of these events you'll find bike decorating stations, scavenger hunts, bike maintenance clinics and live music and food. The key is to create activities that are fun and engaging for all ages and skill levels, and that promote a positive and welcoming atmosphere for everyone.
Checkout our listing of events by state that include activities and events for the whole riding family.
Alabama:
- Tour de Blue: http://www.tourdeblue.com/
- Birmingham's Family Bike Festival: https://redemptivecycles.com/birminghams-family-bike-festival/
Alaska:
- Arctic Bike Club's Spring Stage Race: https://www.arcticbikeclub.org/
- Gold Rush Gravel Grinder: https://goldrushgravelgrinder.com/
Arizona:
- El Tour de Tucson: https://www.perimeterbicycling.com/el-tour-de-tucson/
- Cave Creek Bicycle Festival: http://www.cavecreekbicyclefestival.com/
Arkansas:
- Big Dam Bridge 100: https://www.bigdambridge100.com/
- Ozark Cycling Adventures: http://www.ozarkcyclingadventures.com/
California:
- California Classic Weekend: http://californiaclassic.org/
- CicLAvia: https://www.ciclavia.org/
- Sea Otter Classic: https://www.seaotterclassic.com/
Colorado:
- Pedal the Plains: https://www.pedaltheplains.com/
- Colorado Rocky Mountain Bike Tour: https://www.crmr.com/
- Tour of the Moon: https://www.rollmassif.com/tourofthemoon/
Connecticut:
- Tour de Lyme: https://www.tourdelyme.org/
- Bike Walk Connecticut Summit: https://www.bikewalkct.org/
- Gran Fondo New England: https://www.granfondonewengland.com/
Delaware:
- Amish Country Bike Tour: https://www.amishcountrybiketour.com/
- Tour de Sussex: https://www.tourdesussex.com/
Florida:
- Florida Bicycle Safari: https://floridabicyclesafari.com/
- Winter Garden Bike Fest: https://wintergardenbikefest.com/
- Mount Dora Bicycle Festival: https://www.mountdorabicyclefestival.com/
Georgia:
- The SpokeEasy: https://www.thespokeeasy.com/
- BRAG: http://brag.org/
- Georgia Bike Fest: https://georgiabikefest.com/
Hawaii:
- Honolulu Century Ride: https://www.hbl.org/honolulu-century-ride/
- Haleiwa Metric Century: http://www.hbl.org/haleiwa-metric-century/
Idaho:
- Sun Valley Road Rally: https://sunvalleyroadrally.com/
- Bogus Basin Hill Climb: https://bogusbasin.org/events/bogus-basin-hill-climb
Indiana:
- Hilly Hundred Weekend: https://www.hillyhundred.org/
- Covered Bridge Bicycle Ride: https://www.coveredbridgebike.com/
- Tour de La Porte: https://www.tourdelaporte.org/
Iowa:
- RAGBRAI: https://ragbrai.com/
- Pigtails Ride: https://www.pigtailsride.com/
- The Great Western Bike Rally: https://www.greatwesternbicyclerally.com/
Kansas:
- Cottonwood 200: https://www.kansascyclist.com/event/cottonwood-200/
- Sunflower State Games Cycling Events: https://sunflowergames.com/cycling/
- Flint Hills Family Fun Ride: https://www.flinthillsdiscovery.org/156/Family-Fun-Ride
Kentucky:
- Horsey Hundred: https://horseyhundred.com/
- Tour de Lou: https://louisvillesports.org/event/tour-de-lou/
- Ride to Read: http://ridetoread.org/
Maine:
- Dempsey Challenge: https://www.dempseychallenge.org/
- Trek Across Maine: https://www.lung.org/get-involved/events/trek-across-maine
- BikeMaine: https://www.bikemaine.org/
Maryland:
- Bike MS: Chesapeake Challenge: https://secure.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/MDMBikeEvents?pg=entry&fr_id=31209
- Tour de Frederick: https://tourdefrederick.com/
- Seagull Century: https://www.seagullcentury.org/
Massachusetts:
- Pan-Mass Challenge: https://www.pmc.org/
- Hub on Wheels: https://www.boston.gov/departments/boston-bikes/hub-wheels
- Bikes Not Bombs Bike-a-Thon: https://bikesnotbombs.org/events/bike-a-thon/
Michigan:
- Michigan Ride Calendar: https://www.lmb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=270:michigan-ride-calendar&catid=56:programs&Itemid=167
- Tour de Troit: https://tour-de-troit.org/
- Pedal and Paddle Festival: https://www.paddleandpedalfest.com/
Minnesota:
- Tour of Saints: https://www.tourofsaints.com/
- Minnesota Ironman Bike Ride: https://www.ironmanbikeride.org/
- Mankato River Ramble: https://mankatoriverramble.org/
Mississippi:
- Natchez Trace Century Ride: https://natchezcenturyride.racesonline.com/
- Gulf Coast Cyclists Bike MS 150: https://www.bikems.org/
- Ridgeland Cyclocross Festival: https://ridgelandcyclocrossfestival.com/
Missouri:
- Katy Trail Ride: https://mostateparks.com/page/67633/katy-trail-state-park-ride
- Tour de Wildwood: https://wildwoodmo.gov/606/Tour-de-Wildwood
- Cycle for Life: https://www.cff.org/CycleForLife/
Montana:
- Montana Ride Calendar: https://www.mtbiking.com/mt-biking-events
- Montana Bike Celebration: https://adventurecycling.org/resources/bike-travel-weekend/find-a-bike-overnight/?shopSiteId=08CJX9W0&storeId=13381
- Tour de Cure Montana: https://www.diabetes.org/tour-de-cure
Nebraska:
- Cornhusker State Games: https://www.cornhuskerstategames.com/sports/cycling
- Tour de Nebraska: https://www.tourdenebraska.com/
- Omaha Kids Bike Ride: https://www.omahakidsbikeride.org/
Nevada:
- Viva Bike Vegas: https://www.vivabikevegas.com/
- Tour de Tahoe: https://www.bikethewest.com/tourdetahoe/
- Elko Fall Century: https://www.elkoriders.com/fall-century/
New Hampshire:
- New England Dirt: https://www.newenglanddirt.com/
- Kearsarge Klassic: https://www.kearsargeklassic.com/
- Seacoast Century: https://www.granitestatewheelmen.org/event-4022630
New Jersey:
- NJ Ride Calendar: https://www.njbikemap.com/nj-ride-calendar/
- Gran Fondo NJ: https://granfondonj.com/
New Mexico:
- Tour of the Gila: https://tourofthegila.com/
- Santa Fe Century: https://www.santafecentury.com/
- Bike MS: New Mexico: https://www.bikems.org/
New York:
- Five Boro Bike Tour: https://www.bike.nyc/events/td-five-boro-bike-tour/
- Ride for Missing Children: https://www.rideformissingchildren.com/
- Tour de Cure Upstate New York: https://www.diabetes.org/tour-de-cure
North Carolina:
- Cycle North Carolina: https://www.ncsports.org/cycle-north-carolina
- Mountains to Coast: https://mountainstocoast.org/
- Tour de Pig: https://www.tourdepig.com/
North Dakota:
- Roughrider Ink & Iron Expo Motorcycle & Bike Show: https://www.roughriderexpo.com/motorcycle-show
- Bike the Border Bash: https://www.traillcountyedc.com/bike-the-border-bash
- Tour de Oahe: https://www.tourdeoahe.com/
Ohio:
- Pelotonia: https://pelotonia.org/
- Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure: https://www.goba.com/
- Tour de Cure Ohio: https://www.diabetes.org/tour-de-cure
Oklahoma:
- Tulsa Tough: https://www.tulsatough.com/
- Hotter'N Hell Hundred: https://www.hh100.org/
- Oklahoma Freewheel: https://okfreewheel.com/
Oregon:
- Oregon Gran Fondo: https://www.oregongranfondo.com/
- Cycle Oregon: https://cycleoregon.com/
- Tour de Cure Oregon: https://www.diabetes.org/tour-de-cure
Pennsylvania:
- Pennsylvania Ride Calendar: https://bikepablog.wordpress.com/pa-ride-calendar/
- Bicycling Magazine Fall Classic: https://www.bicycling.com/events/a20025516/bicycling-magazine-fall-classic/
- Tour de Cure Philadelphia: https://www.diabetes.org/tour-de-cure
Rhode Island:
- Farm to Farm Ride: https://www.rifarmways.org/events/farm-to-farm-ride
- Amgen Tour of California Women's Race: https://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/womens-race/
- Bike MS: Rhode Island: https://www.bikems.org/
South Carolina:
- Bike MS: Breakaway to the Beach: https://www.bikems.org/
- Assault on Mount Mitchell: https://theassaults.com/
- Hincapie Gran Fondo: https://hincapie.com/granfondo/
South Dakota:
- Mickelson Trail Trek: https://www.mickelsontrail.com/events/trek/
- Tour de Kota: https://www.tourdakota.com/
- Pedal to Plate: https://www.pedal-to-plate.com/
Tennessee:
- Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee: https://www.thebrat.org/
- Tour de Nash: https://www.walkbikenashville.org/tourdenash
- Bike MS: Jack and Back: https://www.bikems.org/
Texas:
- BP MS 150: https://www.bpms150.net/
- Hotter'N Hell Hundred: https://www.hh100.org/
- Tour de Cure Texas: https://www.diabetes.org/tour-de-cure
Utah:
- Utah Ride Calendar: https://www.rideutahevents.com/
Vermont:
- Vermont Bike and Brew: https://www.bikereg.com/vermont-bike-and-brew
- Point to Point: https://www.point2pointmtb.com/
- Tour de Farms: https://www.ruralvermont.org/events/tour-de-farms/
Virginia:
- Tour de Chesapeake: http://www.tourdechesapeake.org/
- Shenandoah Valley Kids Trail Ride: https://svbcoalition.org/events/kidstrailride/
- Bike MS: Virginia: https://www.bikems.org/
Washington:
- Seattle Night Ride: https://www.cascade.org/rides-and-events/seattle-night-ride-2022
- Obliteride: https://obliteride.org/
- Tour de Cure Washington: https://www.diabetes.org/tour-de-cure
West Virginia:
- Ride the River: https://wvrivers.org/ridetheriver/
- Hilly Billy Roubaix: http://www.hillybillyroubaix.com/
- Tour de Coal: http://tourdecoal.com/
Wisconsin:
- Bike MS: Best Dam Bike Ride: https://www.bikems.org/
- Dairyland Dare: https://www.dairylanddare.com/
- Milwaukee Tour de Cure: https://www.diabetes.org/tour-de-cure
Wyoming:
- Laramie Enduro: http://laramieenduro.org/
- Tour de Wyoming: https://www.tourdewyoming.org/
- Dead Swede Hundo: http://www.deadcyclist.com/dead-swede-hundo.html
